"Clown Prince" Weekly Blather; February 20th

A Patriotic Response to the "Clown Prince" 02/20/2010 Weekly Address February 20, 2010 The other week, men and women across California opened up their mailboxes to find a letter from Anthem Blue Cross. The news inside was jaw-dropping. Anthem was alerting almost a million of its customers that it would be raising premiums by an average of 25 percent, with about a quarter of folks likely to see their rates go up by anywhere from 35 to 39 percent. Now, after their announcement stirred public outcry, Anthem agreed to delay their rate hike until May 1st while the situation is reviewed by the state of California. But it’s not just Californians who are being hit by rate hikes. In Kansas, one insurance company raised premiums by 10 to 20 percent only after asking to raise them by 20 to 30 percent. Last year, Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield raised rates by 22 percent after asking to raise them by up to 56 percent. And in Maine, Anthem is asking to raise rates for some folks by about 23 percent. The bottom line is that the status quo is good for the insurance industry and bad for America. Over the past year, as families and small business owners have struggled to pay soaring health care costs, and as millions of Americans lost their coverage, the five largest insurers made record profits of over $12 billion. [What I'm not telling you: Imagine if.... the several states with the largest illegal immigrant population were suddenly not responsible for their health care, housing, necessary household expenses. Those various states' coffers would explode with surplus monies!! We can go one of a couple of ways here: I can continue my attempted take-over of 18% of the national economy through obamaCare, or we can continue on the current path which will be very taxing to those American workers at every income level. There are sure cures, which I'll NEVER allow to happen!! One is to solve the illegals problem; another is to revise the methods of insurance sales; still another is to break generations-long cycles of government dependency. Two out of three of these solutions will hit me {as all fascists} right "in the voting block!!"

• ~~The Illegal Immigration Problem~~ If it weren't for my disastrous job performance {low-to-mid 40%} I'd consider some resolutions {but only half-heartedly!!}: Completion of the Mexican border fencing projects. These are already funded and a small portion has been completed. To be completely fair, assess the cost and practicality of Canadian border fencing as well. Insure that governmental offices AT EVERY LEVEL verify the identity and citizenship status of EVERYONE doing business with these offices. Develop and institute an effective repatriation program which treats everyone fairly-to include legitimate American Taxpayers who fund all these bazaar "piss-away" programs!! Refine current immigration laws so ALL are treated fairly, not just those who will work in states with strong congressional representation, i.e., the apple orchards of upstate New York, represented by 'Chuckie-Cheese' Schumer and that 'invisible senator,' Gillibrand. ~~Health Insurance Dilemma~~ In keeping with my fascist beliefs and policies, I refuse to admit that there's an 'insurance' problem; but it's a 'quality' issue. I will never even consider why persons of means and other national potentates come to the United States to partake of our first-rate practitioners, surgeons and facilities. We've all seen that GEICO tv ad where it's said that one can save $XXX by changing auto insurance providers. The consumer is able to compare rates for one simple reason: The various auto insurance companies are allowed to market their product{s} across state lines {albiet with state insurance department approvals}. One has to wonder to what 'lows' health care premiums would drop when health insurance companies have the same rights and procedures as auto insurance companies?!?! ~~Governmental Dependency~~ The modern era of dependency originates with the Franklin Roosevelt Administration, coinciding with the 1929 stock market crash. Mr Roosevelt created several demeaning "alphabet" programs to put the unemployed Americans to work, performing the most menial of tasks {so simple, even a caveman could do them}!! During the post-Korean War era on into the Viet Nam era, programs developed and instituted by the fascists of the time, created a dependency that has worse effects than drug adiction. Multi-generational families can be cited as having NEVER WORKED FOR WAGES!! What a sad commentary on America's commitment to it's citizens!! Welfare, SSI, AFDC, among others-have removed all incentive to produce; to produce earnings at a level to insure a family's welfare. I remember "Slick-Willie's" welfare reform program and I thought it was masterful in it's subtle deception!! Not only did he NOT REDUCE DEPENDENCY, he reassigned some recipients over to SSI..... thus reducing the welfare rolls, but not the dependency rolls. MASTERFUL!!!! This slight-of-hand was also instrumental in helping to bankrupt the Social Security Ponzi Scheme. Statistically, those who suck away at the government "teat" traditionally vote fascist, thus it's in the obamacRATics' best interests to keep them dependent; so long as the taxpayer doesn't revolt!! WHEW!! Did anyone foresee the growth and power of that "Tea Party" thingie....?? That has me concerned!!]

And as bad as things are today, they’ll only get worse if we fail to act. We’ll see more and more Americans go without the coverage they need. We’ll see exploding premiums and out-of-pocket costs burn through more and more family budgets. We’ll see more and more small businesses scale back benefits, drop coverage, or close down because they can’t keep up with rising rates. And in time, we’ll see these skyrocketing health care costs become the single largest driver of our federal deficits. That’s what the future is on track to look like. But it’s not what the future has to look like. The question, then, is whether we will do what it takes, all of us – Democrats and Republicans – to build a better future for ourselves, our children, and our country. That’s why, next week, I am inviting members of both parties to take part in a bipartisan health care meeting, and I hope they come in a spirit of good faith. I don’t want to see this meeting turn into political theater, with each side simply reciting talking points and trying to score political points. Instead, I ask members of both parties to seek common ground in an effort to solve a problem that’s been with us for generations. [What I'm not telling you: Here is a quote from the late President Ronald Reagan: "Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them." While Mr Reagan ment this to be a negative observation of federal policies and operations-I fully subscribe to that "...it subsidizes them.." part!! I am all about "throwing more money" at any and all problems, particularly when it garners me more votes. That being said, I will attempt to get the republicRATs to endorse-at least partially-my program to take over that 18% of the American economy I mentioned previously. If the obamacRATics are able to pull this off, I'll have someone to assign blame if obamaCare isn't passed into law; or ultimately bankrupts the country as I fully expect. With national bankruptcy, I again expect the dependency class to stand behind me in remaining in office to "correct the problems caused by the republicRATs. This is WIN-WIN for me!! My minions should fully support my-as yet, unwritten-obamaCare proposal; the republicRATs will certainly oppose most individual items. Again as I fully expect, this will end being nothing more than another photo-op; a 'plus' for me as I get both in the media and have another faction to blame the inactivity on; another WIN-WIN!!] It’s in that spirit that I have sought out and supported Republican ideas on reform from the very beginning. Some Republicans want to allow Americans to purchase insurance from a company in another state to give people more choices and bring down costs. Some Republicans have also suggested giving small businesses the power to pool together and offer health care at lower prices, just as big companies and labor unions do. I think both of these are good ideas – so long as we pursue them in a way that protects benefits, protects patients, and protects the American people. I hope Democrats and Republicans can come together next week around these and other ideas. To members of Congress, I would simply say this. We know the American people want us to reform our health insurance system. We know where the broad areas of agreement are. And we know where the sources of disagreement lie. After debating this issue exhaustively for a year, let’s move forward together. Next week is our chance to finally reform our health insurance system so it works for families and small businesses. It’s our chance to finally give Americans the peace of mind of knowing that they’ll be able to have affordable coverage when they need it most. What’s being tested here is not just our ability to solve this one problem, but our ability to solve any problem. Right now, Americans are understandably despairing about whether partisanship and the undue influence of special interests in Washington will make it impossible for us to deal with the big challenges that face our country. They want to see us focus not on scoring points, but on solving problems; not on the next election but on the next generation. That is what we can do, and that is what we must do when we come together for this bipartisan health care meeting next week. [What I'm not telling you: The labor unions won't be happy with the possible 'small business' pools formed to achieve less expensive health care coverage. I intend to keep their "Cadillac Plan" subsidy on the table, but they want no one to have the benefits and political connections they have!! Given the great disparity in the health reform views, I expect that there will have to be brow-beating and denegration in the media for this to come together!! I will eventually acceed to a 'half-baked' plan to which we can add amendments later. These future amendments willl shape the economic confiscation much the way the fascists in government desires. Those future amendments can be hidden in other spending legislation-much like the current pork-barrel appropriations are today.] Thank you, and have a great weekend.